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"Recommended with confidence" by The Times Literary Supplement, this lively survey starts with simple arithmetic and algebra and proceeds by gradual steps through graphs, logarithms, and trigonometry to calculus and the world of numbers. Generations of readers have found it the ideal introduction to mathematics, offering accessible explanations of how theory arises from real-life applications."The main object of this book is to dispel the fear of mathematics," declares author W. W. Sawyer, adding that "Many people regard mathematicians as a race apart, possessed of almost supernatural powers. While this is very flattering for successful mathematicians, it is very bad for those who, for one reason or another, are attempting to learn the subject." Now retired, Sawyer won international renown for his innovative teaching methods, which he used at colleges in England and Scotland as well as Africa, New Zealand, and North America. His insights into the pleasures and practicalities of mathematics will appeal to readers of all backgrounds.​Available on Amazon

Michael Schneider leads us on a spectacular, lavishly illustrated journey along the numbers one through ten to explore the mathematical principles made visible in flowers, shells, crystals, plants, and the human body, expressed in the symbolic language of folk sayings and fairy tales, myth and religion, art and architecture. This is a new view of mathematics, not the one we learned at school but a comprehensive guide to the patterns that recur through the universe and underlie human affairs.

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Dimensions Mathematics from Singapore (This series has been aligned with Common Core standards but their great teaching methods remain unchanged) - Students should complete the Primary mathematics series from Singapore math to be prepared for the Dimensions math books.

New Elementary Math from Singapore math is another great series that focuses on the "basics" of higher math, including algebra and geometry. Students who have used math programs other than Singapore can transition easily into this math book.

ALEKS: Assessment and Learning in Knowledge Spaces is a Web-based, artificially intelligent assessment and learning system. ALEKS uses adaptive questioning to quickly and accurately determine exactly what a student knows and doesn't know in a course. ALEKS then instructs the student on the topics she is most ready to learn.

Enroll in Algebra 2 or higher math course at their local high school or community college

Many universities offer early college courses for credit to high school students.

The Grapes of Math by Greg TangSir Cumference and the First Round Table by Cindy NeuschwanderSir Cumference and the Sword in the Cone by Cindy NeuschwanderSir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi by Cindy NeuschwanderSir Cumference and the Isle of Immeter by Cindy NeuschwanderSir Cumference and the Great Knight of Angleland by Cindy NeuschwanderThe History of Counting by Denise Schmandt-BesseratWhat’s Your Angle Pythagoras? By Julie EllisMorris the Millionaire Mouse by Melanie MartinHow Much is a Million by David M. SchwartzMultiplying Menace: the Revenge of Rumpelstiltskin by Pam CalvertMathematicians Are People Too Volumes 1 & 2 by Luetta ​ ReimerArithmetic Village (Series of Books) by Kimberly MooreThe Librarian Who Measured the Earth by Kathryn LaskyThe Greedy Triangle by Marilyn BurnsLife of Fred Books​